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A very smart move by the political system to make activists hate some impalpable company moloch named "Disney" instead of the concretely named congressmen/congr
by wolfgke 6y ago
A very smart move by the political system to make activists hate some impalpable company moloch named "Disney" instead of the concretely named congressmen/congresswomen who voted for the law for copyright extension.
- ShroudedNight 6y agoIndeed: https://www.congress.gov/bill/105th-congress/house-bill/2589 https://www.congress.gov/bill/105th-congress/house-bill/2589 Notably, Sonny Bono for whom, along with the other sponsers I withhold invective purely out of respect of this community and its value of civil discourse. I find the extension from 50 to 70 years extremely distasteful; manifest contempt by 'artists' for the commons and society's investment in their success.
- KONAir 6y agoEh, isn't this a given in a corporate state?
- Apocryphon 6y agoCongresspeople come and go, but Disney will reign eternal, partly because of lobbied-for legislation like this!
- shadowgovt 6y agoDon't misunderstand; they're hated too. The US Congress has something like a low-teens approval rating. But between the two organizations, gerrymandering means the politicians can't be voted out but people can "vote" to lower Disney's status with their dollars.
- zaphar 6y agoIt's weird though, because they are roughly about as effective at lowering Disney's status as they are at voting the politicians out because collective action problems are hard.